Police around the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, have been rounding up demonstrators and even journalists, including Amy Goodman of Democracy Now.
In this interview, Goodman describes the arrest of herself and two of her producers as well as the widespread use of preemptive detention to silence dissent and prevent demonstrations.
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Goodman also criticizes the national news media for its failure to give serious coverage of the excessive security.
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